he saved me, from hunters that wanted to use me for my powers.
my first memory of him is hazy, unclear. i watched as he fought the hunters. he moved with grace and power. like the panthers of the forest. i knew instantly that he was a warrior.
he was still there when the tranquilizer wore off, and they all bowed to the prince of wakanda. boys admired him, girls desired him — and i ??
—- body felt strange, and it scared me. i tried to stay away.
i won’t bow to him, even if he is the prince. the only time i will bow is before my husband, and he to me. out of mutual respect.
he joined me for a walk, and i ended up leaving teacher and the rest of the urchins with him that night. i fell in love with him in two days time.
i can’t image a future without him, and i will walk with t’challa for as long as he lets me.
—– the wind rider and the young prince.
II.
it’s surprising to see him again, after so many years. things ended on a good note with him. but i needed to grow. i needed to find myself on my own, and my heart was pulling me in the opposite direction of him.
he looks good. the years have done him well, and goddess. it’s been a while since i felt like this. will t’challa always cause my heart to flutter so? it’s almost as if i’m flying but my feet are firmly on the ground. my hands sweat, and my heart aches.
i’m nervous.
—- bright lady, i’ve never stopped loving him.
III.
i’m getting married.
i still cannot wrap my mind around that fact. i’ve loved t’challa since i was a child. it feels like the most natural thing in the world to marry him. i don’t think i could be any happier.
well, maybe tomorrow, when it’s over with and i’m his wife. and he’s my husband.
i don’t put a lot of stock in marriage. it’s not as if i see things changing between us. we’re still ororo and t’challa. he’s still the love of my life.
IV.
i cannot fall asleep without him by my side. it’s frustrating, at times, when he is working late hours. i stay in our room, sit at my dresser, and i video chat with my family.
i can spend hours talking to kitty or scott. i spend hours playing chess with logan.
but sometimes we don’t talk long enough or our chess game is over too quickly. i crawl into bed, and he’s still not there.
but at least i get to wake up with him. we get to start the day together. we share lazy kisses, soft laughter. we share affection. and i know being a king cannot be easy, but i do what i can to remind him that i’m here, and that i love him.
have since he played his flute for me and i danced for him.
V.
i shouldn’t feel cold. the only time i’ve ever felt cold was when i didn’t have my powers, and i do. i have them now. bright lady, why am i so cold? i’ve already wrapped countless of blankets around me, head buried in my pillows.
i’m cold and every part of my body aches.
and i can’t sleep —- because he’s not next to me.
bright lady, what happened to us?
we were so good together. i was just finally managing all of my roles, we were spending all of that time together. i didn’t keep anything from him. i couldn’t have loved him more feircely.
no one will love t’challa as much as i did, and i don’t think i’ll be able to love someone as much again.
i may have been foolish enough to believe that we were as happy as i remember my parents of being. foolish enough to hope for children, that we can watch grow as we grow older.
my pillow’s soaked, and i don’t know if it’s worth flipping over.
goddess, i ache so much i don’t know if i can move.
VI.
he’s both a stranger and the man i’ve loved for decades. his eyes are both familiar and not. the ache in my chest is dull, but i force myself to smile. to greet him. i won’t let personal get in the way of buisness.
i think i can understand why he ended things, but there are nights when i’m not entirely sure i do. i think i may still love him. there aren’t butterflies, i don’t feel like i’m flying when i look at him, when i see him smile.
but the ache in my chest, this heartbreak, it hasn’t gone away, and it means i still love him, doesn’t it?
i want him to be happy.
i wanted him to be happy with me.
but i want to be happy too, and i need to let go of what was.
this is a bit overdue, but here nonetheless! a thousand and something followers like holy shit. i made this blog a little over a year ago and i didn’t think i’d get past two hundred, but i keep getting very pleasantly surprised with every new one, especially since namor isn’t quite as well known compared to marvel’s more popular characters.
in the past year, i’ve had time to learn a lot about him and develop his characterization – but i’ve also had time to form wonderful friendships and have fun here. so this is a huge thank you to everyone who’s stuck with me for so long! i love every single one of you. ♥
so here i’m gonna do a little something for you guys.
RULES!
you gotta be following me.
both likes and reblogs count; you can reblog as many times as you like.
ends on sept 1st.
PRIZES!
first place gets a promo, a hover graphic, and a fully colored drawing of one character (full body, bust, whatever)
second place gets a hover graphic and a fully colored bust drawing.
I have no t’chill here. That this is not in all caps is a triumph of composure on my part. What can I even say about someone who does such a superb job of conveying of the equisite dignity of a character without rendering them dry? What do I say about the one thing tiding me over till Marvel coughs up my Black Panther movie? Your way of translating what canon has given you of T’challa into your own portrayal of him, your thoughtfulness with characterization both in writing and in arcs and details, is transcendent. .
I’m always ecstatic when the stars align and we get to write something together. Your writing still thrills, delights, and inspires me and though we’ve only brushed ships in the night ooc wise, hopefully out keels will one day collide.
i am not the black panther/t'challa. please remember that what he says or does is no way associated with me. i am not affiliated with marvel or marvel comics. icons are made by me. content on this blog outside of writing are not mine unless stated otherwise. screencaps from screencapped & from downloaded comics.
WAKANDA LAW
I. VERISON. my main arc for this blog is the comic version (616) of black panther. i have an MCU side verse available to those that want to write with tchalla in the mcu side of things.
II. COMIC. i am up to date on all of t'challa main comic run. there are a few comics that i pretend never existed. which are; black panther 2016 issue #166 onwards. black panther long live the king. some aspects of secret war & Illuminati.
III.DIFFERENCES. my mcu version does not agree with the accords - never has. never will be. i won’t write him agreeing with them in any AU.
the black panther suit in mcu is similar to that of 616 - it doesn’t have the revealed eyes in the mask nor does it have the silver lining (this is more towards civil war than the black panther movie)
the only love interest that tchalla has in mcu is his love for his country and people. i will put this here just in case but if nakia turns out to be his love interest and a dora milaje - that’s not happening on this blog.
IV. CONTENT. both mun and muse are twenty-one+. there will be content on this blog that will be nsfw. (gore, sex, death, blood, etc.) this blog will be pan-fandom but semi-exclusive and selective as the mun has a very busy life outside of tumblr. while i am not entirely mutuals only blog i will show preference to them when it comes to interaction.
V. NOTE. i will be heavily plot based in terms of interaction as black panther strong traits is the fact that he is always two steps ahead of enemies and three ahead of friends.
VI. REMINDER. i will not hold back my muse for the sake of yours. if you insult him or overstep his boundaries. he will physically retaliate. t'challa see’s what kind of person your muse is in the form of one on one battle. do not be surprised if he eggs you on in a fight if he is in costume. the man in a tux is completely different.
VII. FOLLOW. i do have a following limit. due to a busy life - a fast moving dash will just add stress that i honestly do not need or want. however i will keep an eye on blogs & will follow when i go on a monthly unfollowing-spree. (note; i do often break this rule.)
VIII. MAINS. i am open to having mains, ship exclusivity, and general exclusivity. if i am for example have your muse as a main - then you are my go-to with interactions but i am allowed to send in memes to other characters and follow them. if we are ship or general exclusivity. i follow and only do the things with your character. please be aware that if you do ask i can decline - there will always be a reason.
IX. NO HATE. you got nothing nice to say. then don't say it.
ORIGIN
GENERAL .
NAME. t’challa, son of t’chaka. NICKNAME(S). damisa sarki, cat-man, the panther, luke charles, orphan king, haramu-fal, king of the dead, mr okonkwo, the client, great cat, panther devil, AGE. thirty-seven. SPECIES.human, blessed human.
PERSONAL .
MORALITY. lawful / neutral / CHAOTIC. ━━━ GOOD / neutral / evil. RELIGIOUS BELIEF. wakanda (the orisha’s) SINS. envy / greed / LUST / GLUTTONY / sloth / PRIDE / WRATH VIRTUES.chastity / humility / CHARITY / DILIGENCE / kindness / PATIENCE / temperance. PRIMARY GOALS IN LIFE. to ensure wakanda remains alive, protected, striving, & theirs. LANGUAGES KNOWN. multilingual. fluent in his native tongue, english, spanish, latin (galiac), & hieroglyphics SECRETS. he has never wanted the throne - he would have been content being in the labs or teaching. him joining the avengers etc was to see if they are a threat - him staying was his own way of rebelling (doing what he wanted) without giving up the throne/straying from what he is meant to do. SAVVIES. tactician, strategist, and leader - the man has a plan to take out all friends & foes. contingency plans for any problem that may arise. polymath genius and has an eidetic (aka photographic) memory. master tracker and hunter. has highly influential connections and diplomatic immunity.
PHYSICAL .
BUILD. scrawny / bony / slender / fit / ATHLETIC / curvy / herculean / pudgy / average / MUSCLED. HEIGHT. 6′0″ HAIR. short, brown almost black hair. SCARS / BIRTHMARKS. birth mark on his inner left thigh. scars from fights, brawls, & combing through wildlife pre-black panther stages. ABILITIES / POWERS. divine empowerment, black panther knowledge, superhumanly acute senses, peak human strength, peak human speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes. healing ability, necromancy, and hyper-cosmic awareness. master martial artist. master acrobat. expert marksman. inventor, tracker, and hunter. RESTRICTIONS. due to his heightened senses, bright lights, loud noises, & strong smells can potentially overwhelm him. he is still human - not immortal. so he can die from old age or a sickness that belies wakandan intelligence or his high immunity/healing.
SENSES .
SCENT(S). blue lotus. earthen spices and the blazing sun casts across the soil. leather being pounded into a rhythmic beat. the scent of feasts and of fasts. the aroma of faded incense burned and worshipped to the gods & goddess. the waft of herbal teas and remedy medicines filled with rustic grasses and flowers, ground and pressed. musk with a whisp of clean cologne and the barely whispered taste of jasmine. roaring metallic tinge with the scent of wild forest & cool refreshing spring.
SOUND(S). a roar echoing across the african plane. vibrations of an engine. nails scratching across a chalk chalkboard. the swift sound of wind through the trunks of a forest. tribal drums. the low hum of a deep african voice. purrs deep within a cat content. fingers gliding across a keyboard.
SIGHT(S). a vacant village overrun by forest. a vast land of sand. dazzlingly lights hung across a large room. reflecting its shimmering glow. the sun rising over a river. skyscrapers & tall buildings. an armory shrouded in shadows. alleyway filled with cats. the tail end of a panther through afraican grass. three am lit room, with wall windows, scattered tools about the room. a rock hidden amongst the shadows, a butterfly resting peacefully atop.
SENSATION(S). fingers brushed against leather. smooth juts of a block of mineral. toes sunken deep into the sand. adrenaline pumped through the body in excitement and nervousness. the rush of victory.
THE GODS ARE DEAD ARC
deviates from 616. personal canon.
set or seth is a god of the desert, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners. not one of the orisha’s that the wakandan’s worship. in spite & in the carnage of the old religion being spun through the doors opened across wakanda. seth took revenge upon the orisha’s (bast, thoth, pitah, mujaji, and kokou) by setting his sights on wakanda. t'challa, king & black panther, has worked with changmire & the elders to sedate seth and bring forth the gods of their old. but his wrath has ventured beyond africa. now t'challa, amongst friends & foes, have to work together to fight a god.
LONG LIVE THE KING
comic timeline with some changes.
black panther. is the ancestral ceremonial title of t’challa, the king of wakanda. t’challa splits his time between protecting his kingdom, with the aid of his elite female royal guard, the dora milaje, and helping protect the entire world, as a member of superhero teams such as the avengers and the ultimates. the african nation wakanda is the most technologically advanced society on the globe. it sits upon a large deposit of an extremely rare natural resource called vibranium. wakanda long boasted of having never been conquered, but recent events - a biblical flood that killed thousands, a coup orchestrated by doctor doom, an invasion by the villain thanos—have humbled the kingdom.
THE NEW KING OF WAKANDA
post black panther mcu movie.
after the events of civil war. t’challa returned back home, in time to bury his father’s body. a ceremonial passing that occurred within the heart of wakanda. within the timeframe of the ritual, t’challa would have undergone the passages to officially become the king of wakanda, leader of the panther tribe, and the black panther. t’challa will fight wakandan’s finest champions (this can go for days) and only when he has defeated them that he will embark on a journey to the jungle to seek the sacred heart-shaped herb, obtaining it and facing the judgement of the panther god bast. it is only then that the prince of wakanda can fully claim his right to the throne.
THERE IS NO DARK. ONLY GREY.
star wars crossover verse.
Mr Okonkwo. founder of the resistance & member of the republic, leader of his tribe. a nation of warrior women and men that occupy the planet bast. he joined the resistance purely to use their intelligence and weaponry to find his brother who had been taken from his family & forced to join as a stormtrooper. t’challa has studied all possible fighting skills of the galaxy. trained with the best & fought the best. he is not a jedi & is unable to use the force. he has worked his whole life tirelessly to bring his only remaining family back home while supporting the band of people that look up to him as a leader, & dealing business to fund the resistance.
MASTER OF THE SEAS.
potc and black sails crossover verse.
t’challa, born to t’chaka, the leader of the wakandan nation on an uncharted island. lived in privacy & secluded from the rest of the world. until the day his father was murdered on board of the bast. killed by a man named klaw, a one-handed pirate ordered to murder the leader to gather the precious and expensive resource - vibranium. once news travelled back of the death of the once king of wakanda. t’challa embarked on his own ship in search of the man named klaw. set on revenge and fueled by rage. he fell in love, became a man, & returned home with half the crew members he left with. he earned the title of king, leader of the warrior nation & captain of the panther crew. spending his days protecting his homeland from invaders & venturing out at sea.
WE ARE A SPIRITUAL NATION. BORN TO FIGHT.
shadowhunters crossover verse.
the udaku’s are a very old & powerful family of shadowhunters. centuries ago, the first udaku, bashenga, found his tribe overrun by demons - after defeating them he shortly began his training to become a shadowhunter. from there he built an african institute in wakanda. each daughter and son at a young age, would begin training to become a shadowhunter. to protect africa from demons & unruly downworlders. t’challa, son of t’chaka, along with his sister shuri are the last of the udaku line. both trained to become fierce warriors & leaders. t’challa earned the right to the title of head of the wakandan shadowhunters & has spent from his early twenties to present overseeing the institute and leading the panther tribe. which has often lead him to wonder globally - appearing into other institutes about the world - & joining up with other teams.
IT IS MORE THAN MAGIC. ITS SPIRITUAL.
harry potter crossover verse.
this is my main arc for any type of magical blogs. whether that be the harry potter fandom (marauders era included), magic oc’s, witches of east end, and any other magic like fandoms. this is not a group verse nor a private one. it is for anyone who wishes to write in this arc. please note that most information (aside from the incorporation of wakanda/t’challa) are taken from here. [ info. here.
HIGH COURT OF LIES & WE RUN THIS TOWN.
two exclusive verses with viduamor.
a shift of power. the hand upon the england throne is shakey. the struggle to govern, to reign, to see to the protection of their people have caught the attention of a king of a mythical nation. one that seeks an alliance with the queen who attempts to take control. this peace will bring the two kingdoms together and unearth the courts lies, betrayals, spies, and traitors hidden beneath warm smiles and welcoming presences.
an elite mob run by someone who knows the in's and outs of the superheroes that make it their dutie to put an end to thugs such as himself. but now is different. they have met their match. when this particular mob starts to branch out across the ocean, towards africa, t'challa steps in. finding himself allied and undercover with none other than natalia romanoff.
set or seth is a god of the desert, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners. not one of the orisha’s that the wakandan’s worship. in spite & in the carnage of the old religion being spun through the doors opened across wakanda. seth took revenge upon the orisha’s (bast, thoth, pitah, mujaji, and kokou) by setting his sights on wakanda. t'challa, king & black panther, has worked with changmire & the elders to sedate seth and bring forth the gods of their old. but his wrath has ventured beyond africa. now t'challa, amongst friends & foes, have to work together to fight a god.
black panther. is the ancestral ceremonial title of t’challa, the king of wakanda. t’challa splits his time between protecting his kingdom, with the aid of his elite female royal guard, the dora milaje, and helping protect the entire world, as a member of superhero teams such as the avengers and the ultimates. the african nation wakanda is the most technologically advanced society on the globe. it sits upon a large deposit of an extremely rare natural resource called vibranium. wakanda long boasted of having never been conquered, but recent events - a biblical flood that killed thousands, a coup orchestrated by doctor doom, an invasion by the villain thanos—have humbled the kingdom.
after the events of civil war. t’challa returned back home, in time to bury his father’s body. a ceremonial passing that occurred within the heart of wakanda. within the timeframe of the ritual, t’challa would have undergone the passages to officially become the king of wakanda, leader of the panther tribe, and the black panther. t’challa will fight wakandan’s finest champions (this can go for days) and only when he has defeated them that he will embark on a journey to the jungle to seek the sacred heart-shaped herb, obtaining it and facing the judgement of the panther god bast. it is only then that the prince of wakanda can fully claim his right to the throne.
Mr Okonkwo. founder of the resistance & member of the republic, leader of his tribe. a nation of warrior women and men that occupy the planet bast. he joined the resistance purely to use their intelligence and weaponry to find his brother who had been taken from his family & forced to join as a stormtrooper. t’challa has studied all possible fighting skills of the galaxy. trained with the best & fought the best. he is not a jedi & is unable to use the force. he has worked his whole life tirelessly to bring his only remaining family back home while supporting the band of people that look up to him as a leader, & dealing business to fund the resistance.
t’challa, born to t’chaka, the leader of the wakandan nation on an uncharted island. lived in privacy & secluded from the rest of the world. until the day his father was murdered on board of the bast. killed by a man named klaw, a one-handed pirate ordered to murder the leader to gather the precious and expensive resource - vibranium. once news travelled back of the death of the once king of wakanda. t’challa embarked on his own ship in search of the man named klaw. set on revenge and fueled by rage. he fell in love, became a man, & returned home with half the crew members he left with. he earned the title of king, leader of the warrior nation & captain of the panther crew. spending his days protecting his homeland from invaders & venturing out at sea.
the udaku’s are a very old & powerful family of shadowhunters. centuries ago, the first udaku, bashenga, found his tribe overrun by demons - after defeating them he shortly began his training to become a shadowhunter. from there he built an african institute in wakanda. each daughter and son at a young age, would begin training to become a shadowhunter. to protect africa from demons & unruly downworlders. t’challa, son of t’chaka, along with his sister shuri are the last of the udaku line. both trained to become fierce warriors & leaders. t’challa earned the right to the title of head of the wakandan shadowhunters & has spent from his early twenties to present overseeing the institute and leading the panther tribe. which has often lead him to wonder globally - appearing into other institutes about the world - & joining up with other teams.
this is my main arc for any type of magical blogs. whether that be the harry potter fandom (marauders era included), magic oc’s, witches of east end, and any other magic like fandoms. this is not a group verse nor a private one. it is for anyone who wishes to write in this arc. please note that most information (aside from the incorporation of wakanda/t’challa) are taken from 
a shift of power. the hand upon the england throne is shakey. the struggle to govern, to reign, to see to the protection of their people have caught the attention of a king of a mythical nation. one that seeks an alliance with the queen who attempts to take control. this peace will bring the two kingdoms together and unearth the courts lies, betrayals, spies, and traitors hidden beneath warm smiles and welcoming presences.
